Vehicle-tire.



P. B. BQSWCRTH.'

VEHIGLB TI'RE. APPLIQATION FILED JUNIN), 1906.

Pafeted 1560.6,v

Il llll TTORNE YS UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

PEBCY B. BOSWORTH, 0F AKRON; OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER I l COMPANY, F AKRON, OHIO. A CORIPORATION OF' WEST VIRGINIA.

VEHICLE-TIRE.

speiieanon of Letters Patent. 'Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

A Application tiled June 9, 1906. Serial o. 320,984.

Be it known that I, PERCY B. Bosivon'rii; ened by wing-nuts l5;- said clamp-ring also a citizen of the United States, residing athaving inclined flanges 13'), bet-Ween" which Akron, in the county of Summit and State and the rinx flanges T and l() the inner edges of Ohio, have invented-'certain new and useof the tire are clamped and securely held. 60 ful Improvements in Fastening Means for Yin the form of tire herein shown, the in- Vehicle-Tires,- of which the following is a ner edges of' the tire are shown as provided specification. with internal retaining wires 1G, but the use This inventionrelates to vehicletires, and of such wires is optional and forms no part more particularly to inflatable tires; and has of the presentA invention. r 8 5 reference more particularly` to a novel means In operation. when the tire is deiiated. the for detachably securing the tire to the rim. elampering 13 can he loosened b v unscrewing The object of the invention is to provide the wing-mits 15. and the flange 10 can be an improved device for securely holding the pushed in. thus disengaging the same from 15 tire to the rim and at the same time permitthe retaining' ring Si. and permitting im; -70 f ting easy removal thereof when-the tire has mediate removal. The tire is applied by been deflated. the converse of these opera-tions. the flange The invention consists of themat-ters'here- 10 .and retaining ring 9 b eing tirst united Vinaifter described and claimed, and will be through the. pins 11. and the clamp-'ring 13 readily understood when considered in con?. heilig thenmdraivn down into place by the.75

neotion with the accompanyingqdrawings, wing-nuts 15. wherein,- In. the modification shown in Fig. 2. the vFi re lis a ross-sectional view through groove S is semi-circular and eoncave'in the tire, rim and felly; Fig. 2 is a similar .press-section'. instead of square'. asshown in View through the rim, showing a slightly Fig. 1: and the inneredge of the retaining 80 modified form of retaining ring.; and Fig, ring` 9a' is correspondingly rounded or con- 3 is a side elevational View of a portion of veved` as shown. to fit and seat in the conthe rim. rave groove: but the square'eonstruction of Referring to the drawings, 5 may desig. Fig. 1 is preferred. especially when the nate the nsual felly7 and 6 the base .member groove S is' made slightly wider than. the 85 'of a channel rim,' wl1ich base member is retaining ring. as shown. which facilitates preferably formed with one. integral side the connection Tof the retaining ring 'and flange 7, and. haS formed in its other side a flange throughfthe pins 11, where the latter groove 8. In this groove is'seated a retainare earried b v one of said parts and engage ing ring 9, which is* severed at onej point to registering apertures in the other. 9

enable its convenient application to the rim- Asa specific improvement I prefer to base. Inwardly of the retaining ring is a form the retaining ring 9, of steel and to Hangs-member 10 corresponding to 'the opmake it of a length corresponding to the posits side flange, the inner edge of this circumference of the base of the groove in 40 Bange-member seating on the rim-base inthe rim.v In applying the retaining ring, it 95\ Wardly of the groove 8.y Pins 11 carried may be sprung snfiiciently 'to enable it to by either the retaining ring 9 or the detachpass over the side Wall `of the groove and able flange 10 are adapted to'slidingly enwhen entered in the groove it will contract gage .registering apertures in the other so as to fit closely Within the groove and by member.y its hugging relation therewith prevent its' 10 1 12 designates the` tire pro er, the same easy displacement. being. of the linternally divide orsplit eon- I claim: struction,` the inner edges' 12 of which rest 1. The combination with a rim having a npon'therim-base 6: removable side flange and provided vin its 5 13 designates an internal clamp-ring made base with an annular groove lyin outside 105' in two or more sections, the same having an of said removable fiange. of an elastic reitermediate apertured portion 13a adapted taining ring transversely severed 'at one to be engaged and drawn toward the rimpoint adapted to be sprung into said groove 5'5 base Gby a series of bolts 14 passed through in the base and to abut against the outer To all whom it may concern:

said apertures and through registering apertures in the rim-hase 6 and telly 5 and tightside of said removable iange, and festen through said retaining ring ing pins passed through said retaining ring and side flange near the meeting ends of the former, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a rim liaving a removable side flange and provided in its base With an annular groove lyingoutside of said removable flange, of a hollow tirebody seated in said riin, an elastic retainin ring transversely severed at ed to be sprung into said 0' 2:1 one point adaptgroove in the base and to abut against tlie outer side of said removable flange, fastening pins passed and side-flange near the meeting ends of' the `former, a clamp-ring disposed internally of the tirebody and engaging the side walls of the latter, and means for drawing said clamp ring toward the rim base, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a vehicle wheel rim having a depressed groove near its detacliing edge, an inextensible rini flange sliding over the groove onto the rim, a. coiitractible -l locking ring sprung into the groove, and engaging pin and aperture means connecting the rim flange and locking ring, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a vehicle Wheel rim having a depressedgroove near its detaching edge, an. inextensible rim flange sliding` over the groove onto the rim, a split locking i ring sprung into the groove, and engaging pins and apertures connecting tlie locking ring and the rim flange, to hold the locking rin in the groove, substantially as descri ed.

The combination of a vehicle Wheel rim having a depressed groove near its detaching edge, a rim flange slidable over the groove onto the rim, a split locking ring sprung into the groove, and engaging pins and apertures connecting the locking ring and the rim flange, to hold the locking ring` in the groove, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a vehicle Wheel-i iim a rim flange detachably mounted on said rim, a split locking-ring coperating with said rim flange to hold the same in operative position on the Wheel rim, and engaging pins and apertures connecting the locking-ring and the rim flange to hold the former against expansion, substantially'as described.

T. The combination of a vehicle Wheel rim having a depressed groove near its detachedge, a rim flange adapted to slide over Pliner B. BosvvoRTH.

Vitnesses:

J. H. ADAMS, C. P. KENNEDY.

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